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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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